Berdrigæ
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| Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R) |
Berdrigæ was a tribe (nation) around Caspian Sea mentioned by Pliny[1].
Variants
Jat Gotras Namesake
- Bardak = Berdrigæ (Pliny.vi.18)
- Berda = Berdrigæ (Pliny.vi.18)
Mention by Pliny
Pliny[2] mentions Nations situated around the Hyrcanian Sea.... Below the district inhabited by them (Mardi), we find the nations of the Orciani, the Commori, the Berdrigæ, the Harmatotropi,11 the Citomaræ, the Comani, the Marucæi, and the Mandruani.
The rivers here are the Mandrus and the Chindrus.12
11 This appears to mean the nations of "Chariot horse-breeders."
12 In former editions, called the 'Gridinus.' It is impossible to identify many of these nations and rivers, as the spelling varies considerably in the respective MSS.